District health boards report bad stuff that happens to patients

Family of jailed woman dying of cancer are praying for good news today.

Doctors say 2-year-old Chelsey Cheng has only a 20% chance of reaching her 5th birthday.

A former soldier who defrauded people out of thousands of pounds by pretending to be a decorated war veteran with cancer has been jailed for 16 months.

Andrew Friend's last name was also one of the best descriptors of the popular Kiwi ex-airforce pilot.

A Whanganui cancer patient has had to make five return trips to Palmerston North in a month for treatment that he said was previously

The family of Vicki Letele has been pleading for the fraudster to be let out of jail early so she can be with her family.

A Kiwi mum-of-two who noticed an annoying spot on her chest in her wedding photos later realised it was skin cancer.

A 'lovely' father of two died in his fiancee's arms on a flight back to Britain just 24 hours after the pair got engaged at the Grand Canyon during a 'holiday of a lifetime'.

A man who had tumours so big they broke his collarbone has become part of history after a medical trial saved him.

The family of terminally ill inmate Vicki Letele say she had to wait almost four hours for pain relief today.

A student of alternative cancer therapies is turning his research lens on himself after being diagnosed with lung cancer.

Hawke's Bay teen Maree Bailey's life has suddenly become a fight for survival.

Jessica Whelan has been fighting stage four neuroblastoma for 13 months. Her father posted this image to social media to show the true face of cancer.

Corrections has agreed to take another look at whether a woman who is dying in prison should be released early.

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A boxer and weight loss star is fighting to get his dying sister out of prison so the mother-of-three can spend her remaining time with her family.

America's Cup and Olympic sailor Kevin Hall says losing two testicles to cancer was 'the easy part' compared to living with bipolar disorder.

More than 6000 sign up to become first-time blood donors

The teaching community is mourning this week after four teachers from Hawke's Bay schools passed away within a week. The Wairoa College

Despite being diagnosed with cancer in August, Sir Colin Meads was on hand to watch his beloved King Country Rams take on North Otago in today's Lochore Cup final.

Hundreds of people have signed an online petition calling to reinstate the late Helen Kelly as a nominee for New Zealander of the Year.

Only 39 per cent treated within target time

Running is often touted as a means of improving one's sense of physical wellbeing - but for a number of Kiwis it's become a way of giving back.

Steven Schroeder is typical of most men - he put off getting a medical issue checked. But he hopes his tale will help others.

A cancer patient is pleading with the Government to fund treatment for everyone exposed to asbestos.

A British toddler battling lung cancer 'rose from the dead' as doctors prepared to switch off his life support and made a full recovery, his family have revealed.

Rents in Tauranga continue to soar to record levels with new figures revealing the average rent jumping $45 in 12 months.

Kelleigh Burkett is living with secondary breast cancer. She says the charity Sweet Louise is a huge help for those diagnosed with the incurable illness.

A treatment injury has ended newlywed cancer survivor Darren Ludlam's working life but an "unlucky" set of circumstances means he can't receive ACC.